English → Latin
“swing” in Latin
iactōto throw, cast, hurl; to scatter, toss; to disturb, disquiet, torment, agitate, shockagitōto act, behave, do, or make persistently or unremittingly; to put something in motion, drive, impel; drive by rowing, romoveōto move, stir, set in motion; to disturb, shake, remove; to arouse, excite, promote, produceōscillōto swingfēstusOf or pertaining to holidays; festive, festal, joyful, merry.Astrōna river in Aeolis, mentioned by Plinyōscillātiōswinging, swing; oscillationoscillumswing (apparatus)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
swing v.
Transitively, jactare (hue illuc).
Intransitively, *se jactare (hue illuc): agitari: moveri.
To enjoy the amusement of swinging, oscillare (Schol. Bob. ad Cic., Planc., 9): oscillo moveri (Festus, p. 193): tabula interposita pendente funibus se jactare (Hygin., Astron., 2, 4, p. 36, ed. Muncker): pendula machina agitari (Schol. Bob., l. l.).
swing s.
Act of swinging, oscillatio (late), or by circumlocution with the verb.
An apparatus for swinging, *oscillum: laquei pensiles (Gloss., as explanation of oscillum): *pendula machina.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for swing?
- The usual Latin words for “swing” are iactō, agitō, moveō; also ōscillō, fēstus, Astrōn. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.